Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah

Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah
Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah
Sultan of Sonargaon
Reign	1338-1349
Predecessor	Governor Bahram Khan (under Delhi Sultanate)
Successor	Sultan Ikhtiyaruddin Ghazi Shah
Died	1349; Sonargaon Sultanate
Issue	Ikhtiyaruddin Ghazi Shah
Religion	Sunni Islam

Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah (Bengali: ফখরুদ্দিন মুবারক শাহ, Persian: فخر الدین مبارک شاه‎; reigned: 1338–1349) ruled an independent kingdom in areas that lie within modern-day eastern and southeastern Bangladesh, centred in Sonargaon.[1][2] He is also the first Muslim ruler to conquest Chittagong, the principal port of Bengal region in 1340 AD.[3]

History

Fakhruddin's capital was Sonargaon.[1] It emerged as the principal city of the region as the capital of an independent sultanate during his reign.[4] His conquests of Comilla and Noakhali were followed by territorial gains to the north Sylhet and south Chittagong.[1] His military initiatives included a successful naval action against Sultan Alauddin Ali Shah of Lakhnauti.[1] Shah sponsored several construction projects, including a trunk road and raised embankments, along with mosques and tombs.[1] Ibn Batuta, after visiting his capital in 1346, described Shah as "a distinguished sovereign who loved strangers, particularly the fakirs and sufis."[1]

The Iqlim (administrative division) of Mubarakabad is said to have been named after him.[5]

Ikhtiyaruddin Ghazi Shah, who according to historian Jadunath Sarkar was most probably Fakhruddin's son, succeeded him and ruled the independent Sultanate from Sonargaon till 1352.[2]

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References

Khan, Muazzam Hussain (2012). "Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
Sarkar, Jadunath (1973) [First published 1948]. The History of Bengal. Volume II: Muslim Period, 1200-1757. Patna: Academica Asiatica. p. 96. OCLC 924890.
"About Chittagong:History". Local Government Engineering Department, Government of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
"Historic archaeological sites need to be preserved". The Daily Star. UNB. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
Ahmad Hasan Dani. "Analysis of the Inscriptions". Asiatic Society Of Pakistan Vol-ii. pp. 28 and 110.

Preceded by Governor Bahram Khan	Independent Sultan of Sonargaon 1338–1349	Succeeded by Sultan Ikhtiyaruddin Ghazi Shah

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[BangFMS-1] Khan, Muazzam Hussain (2012). "Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

[Sarkar-2] Sarkar, Jadunath (1973) [First published 1948]. The History of Bengal. Volume II: Muslim Period, 1200-1757. Patna: Academica Asiatica. p. 96. OCLC 924890.

[3] "About Chittagong:History". Local Government Engineering Department, Government of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

[4] "Historic archaeological sites need to be preserved". The Daily Star. UNB. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2013.

[dani-5] Ahmad Hasan Dani. "Analysis of the Inscriptions". Asiatic Society Of Pakistan Vol-ii. pp. 28 and 110.